High winds pummel Las Vegas Valley

High winds pummel Las Vegas Valley

Jackie Pryor of New York City doesn't let the gusty winds interrupted her telephone call as she walks along a bridge at CityCenter on Monday. (David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

High winds pummel Las Vegas Valley

Sisters Sally, left, and Judith Amkie of Mexico battle the gusty winds along a bridge at CityCenter on Monday. (David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

High winds pummel Las Vegas Valley

Amy Kechter of San Diego doesn't let the gusty winds bother her as she walks along a bridge at CityCenter on Monday. (David Becker/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

High winds pummel Las Vegas Valley

Donald Wood, right, of North Las Vegas and Kari Anderson of Las Vegas walk by a pine tree that was blown over by high winds in the Lakes on Monday. Wind gust exceeding 50 mph are expected in parts of the valley on Monday. (Justin Yurkanin/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

High winds pummel Las Vegas Valley

A Subway sign holder, who declined to give his name, finds his job extra difficult in the high winds at the corner of Sahara Avenue and Decatur Boulevard in Las Vegas, Monday, Oct. 28, 2013. Winds were gusting to over 50 miles per hour Monday afternoon, according to the weather service. (Jerry Henkel/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

High winds pummel Las Vegas Valley

A Subway sign holder, who declined to give his name, finds his job extra difficult in the high winds at the corner of Sahara Avenue and Decatur Boulevard in Las Vegas, Monday, Oct. 28, 2013. Winds were gusting to over 50 miles per hour Monday afternoon, according to the weather service. (Jerry Henkel/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

High winds pummel Las Vegas Valley

A power outage shortly after noon Monday affected the casino at Main Street Station in downtown Las Vegas, shutting down slot machines. Power was restored shortly. (Vikas Khorana/Las Vegas Review-Journal)

High winds pummel Las Vegas Valley

Vinyl is blown off a billboard on J Street and Bonanza Rd. (Courtesy Alex Peralez)

High winds pummel Las Vegas Valley

High winds caused damage in some areas of the southwest valley on Monday morning. (Courtesy Pamela Maldonado)

Main Street Station and the Plaza hotel-casino both reported brief outages Monday afternoon too.

The wind came at a good time for the weekend’s Life Is Beautiful festival. Spokesman Steve Flynn said the stronger gusts started Sunday just after the last concerts finished and began to subside just as cleanup began.

As of Monday evening, the cleanup schedule was still “right on track,” Flynn said.

A dust advisory was in effect Monday, issued by the Clark County’s Department of Air Quality. It suggested that children, the elderly and those with respiratory conditions remain indoors. Local construction sites were asked to take precautions to stop the release of more dust into the air.

Meteorologist Ryan Metzger with the National Weather Service said the wind was blowing dust into the air but did not have an adverse effect on visibility at McCarran International Airport.

Winds and gusts up to 30 mph on the south and west sides of the valley continued into Monday afternoon and then started to abate.

This morning was expected to bring light winds of 4 to 8 mph with a high temperature of 62 degrees.

The air quality advisory was set to expire Monday evening with the weather service’s wind advisory.

Contact Annalise Porter at aporter@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0381. Follow @AnnalisePorter on Twitter. Review-Journal writer Wesley Juhl and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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